The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-22

lance the cheering had become mighty roar.
Which seemed steadily to increase in volume and
eventually to be continuous and mighty. The
entnusiasm of the people appeared absolutely
boundless. The Queen was manifestly de-
lighted Her face bore constant smile, she
bowed and thanked the people. and whenever
oeamed with jov. Over her black costume the
Queen wore q white lace gown. Her bonnet was
OF white netting or lace. with an inwrought
coronet of diamonds. The Duke of Cambridge,
cofnnander-in-chief.r rode close TO the Queen all
along the Journey both ways The procession
was closed up by parties of Life Guards and
When the people at the palace gates had
snoated themselves hoarse cheering for the
eueen, they continued to cry out long life to the
rrlnce and Princess of Wales.
Inc Queen. as she left the palace, seemed to
De IN excellent spirits, and she smiled and bowed
graeiously to the people on every side. The
color. wheels red, and the royal arms in gold
en6iazoned upon the panels Red morocco
Aarness was used for the horses. which were
Otherwise decorated with royal blue ribbons.
All the servants wore state liveries of scarlet
aud gold. The other carriages. containing men,
oers OF the royal family, were of gorgeous
character, horsed with four Days each, and all
open. The procession proceeded at smart
walking pace into Constitution hill, and then
adopted more deliberate gait. Owing to the
lateness of the spring the beautiful green of the
avenue trees, the sweet odors Of the hawthorns,
and the splendid uniforms of the military
coupled with the enthusiasm of the crowd,
made the occasion one of refreshing enchant-
lent- The procession slowly made it's way
until the Wellington arch Was reached. and then
the first Introduction to the London streets
ensued.
Emerging from the Wellington arch, the first
to greet the Queen were the convalescent pa
nsnfs and others at the St Georges Hospital.
which was packed from basement to roof, seats
having been erected for many thousands over the
roof of the hospital
On reaching Picad,lly the Queen was seen to
look up ut the Apsley House, and she passed
the mansions OF her intimate friends she glanced
somewhat hastily at their abodes. more especial
~ whan passing the Duke Of Cambridges. Baron
Rothschild's Baroness Burdett-Couttss and
John BriEhts old apartments.
II was not until Devonshire House was reached
preparations that had been made to greet her.
Here the Marquis Of Harrington had had
spacious gallery erected, from which many hun
dreds of cayly-dressed ladies waved their hand
kerchisfs and cheered the Queen. Facing
Devonshire House. at the Bath Hotel, another
gigantic booth had been erected, and from this
point to Westminster Abbey every point o. want
age lad been seized by contractors to fix seats.
Shop fronts and first floors were rented at from
92o to EGO each, and in some cases even more.
The fronts of the Burlington Arcade, the
Royal Academy Egyptian Hall, St. James
Parish Church fwhere /, 900 children were
seated and sang God Save the Queen"1 and
the Museum of Geology were all packed with
human beings.
On reaching Regent Circus, where six main
streets converge. the sight was a memorable one,
the streets being all splendidly decorated with
flowers, flags evergreens, etc. Many of the i'm
posing commercial buildings along the way were
one mass of heads Many of the shops here
-abouts had their fronts removed and elegant
boudoirs formed in their places. The procession,
viewed from the Duke of York's column, pass
ing down the hill from the circus to Pail Mall
east, was a remarkable sight The shouts of the
people were heard from the top of the column as
one vast roar.
Many American ladies and gentlemen had se-
cured seats at palatial commercial establish
ment in Waterloo place. and joined in the
thusiasm as warmly as the English. Passing
around Pail Mall east, a large leallery was
erected the coonnade of Her Majesty's
Th~ater, while 1.5G0 chairs, rensed at from two
and three to Ave guineas each. were all filed at
Waterloo House, In Cockspur street.
Trafalgar square was now reached, ard every
where one looked nothing but heads were to be
seen The crowd here tremendous, and
completely eclipsed any that has assembled at
the greatest political gatherings of recent years
Itle S.Ses ana lions of the Nelson column were
crowded with people, while the roof and steps OF
ST. Martins Church and the steps of the Nation
al Gallery were packed with a dense mob After
crossing Trafalgar square, where the police had
great difficulty in keeping the people back, the
procession gradually approached Northumber-
land avenue, which, its southwest side, is
mainly covered with two giganticbotels, viz:
the Hotel Victoria and the Hotel Metropole.
These, as we'll as the newly erected Constitu-
tional Club building, were crowded with sight
seers.
On reaching the Thames embankment the
procession had to make detour almost at right
angles. From the new National Liberal Club to
St. Stephens Club the enthusiasm was indescrb-
able Men clam oersd up tn : trees in such numbers
as to badly injure many of them. All along the
Thames embankment. where not occupied by pub
lie gardens seats and galleries had been erected.
On turning into Bridge street around St. Ste
phens Club, her Majesty obtained full view of
the Abbey and the preparations which had been
made in Parliament square. The ground floor
of the Abbey concealed by the lofty grand
stand. ''St. Marearet's," the seats of which were
sold for FIVE guineas each. Another block of
seats, called 'the Canning Stand, accommodated
400 persons. All around the square. and even
across the river at ST. Thomas's Hospital win
dows were crowded with people,
On the procession nearing the abbey. the
troops saluted, guns were fired, the bells Of the
churches rang ont merry peals. and flags were
run up, the cheering being continued until the
Queen had passed into the west end. After
passing through the vestibule her Majesty WAS
conducted to the grand dais under the Lantern
tower. She was surrounded by thirty-two mem
bers of the royal family.